Visitors at Opening of Ford Motor Company's Cologne, Germany Plant, 1931
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Ford Motor Company operated sales and service branches, as well as factories, in cities around the world. This photograph shows the company's plant in Cologne, Germany. The cornerstone was laid by Henry Ford himself, who visited the site during a European tour in 1930. When the factory opened the following year, it employed some 2,000 people.
Ford Motor Company operated sales and service branches, as well as factories, in cities around the world. This photograph shows the company's plant in Cologne, Germany. The cornerstone was laid by Henry Ford himself, who visited the site during a European tour in 1930. When the factory opened the following year, it employed some 2,000 people.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
12 June 1931
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.O.5572
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 5 in
Width: 7 in
Inscriptions
Caption attached to back reads: Inauguration of the New Ford Factory at Cologne/Rhine Visitors inspecting the Ford Cars which won first prizes in the 10,000 km endurance run. June 12, 1931